2018–19 Saint Mary's Gaels women's basketball team

The 2018–19 Saint Mary's Gaels women's basketball team represents Saint Mary's College of California in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Gales, led by thirteenth year head coach Paul Thomas, play their home games at the McKeon Pavilion and were members of the West Coast Conference. They finished the season 21–12, 12–6 in WCC play to finish in fourth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the WCC women's tournament where they lost to Gonzaga. They received an at-large bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where defeated Hawaii in the first round before losing to WCC member Pepperdine in the second round.

2018–19 Saint Mary's Gaels women's basketball
Tulane Classic Champions
WNIT, Second Round
Conference	West Coast Conference
Record	21–12 (12–6 WCC)
Head coach	Paul Thomas (13th season)
Assistant coaches	Allyson Fasnacht Lisa O'Meara Danielle Mauldin
Home arena	McKeon Pavilion
Seasons ← 2017–18 2019–20 →

2018–19 West Coast Conference women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 16 Gonzaga	16	–	2		.889			29	–	5		.853
BYU †	15	–	3		.833			26	–	7		.788
Pepperdine	12	–	6		.667			22	–	12		.647
Saint Mary's	12	–	6		.667			21	–	12		.636
Pacific	10	–	8		.556			19	–	13		.594
Loyola Marymount	10	–	8		.556			18	–	15		.545
Santa Clara	6	–	12		.333			14	–	17		.452
Portland	5	–	13		.278			13	–	17		.433
San Diego	2	–	16		.111			9	–	21		.300
San Francisco	2	–	16		.111			7	–	24		.226
† 2019 WCC tournament winner As of March 23, 2019 Rankings from AP poll

Roster

2018–19 Saint Mary's Gaels women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Milly Yates 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Fr SCECGS Redlands Sydney, Australia G 3 Jasmine Forcadilla 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Jr St. Joseph's Catholic Terrigal, Australia G 4 Taycee Wedin 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr La Salle Milwaukie, OR F 5 Madeline Holland 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Archbishop Mitty Burlingame, CA G 10 Carly Turner 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Sr Australian Institute of Sport Sydney, Australia G 11 Morgan Malloy 5 ft 3 in (1.6 m) RS Jr Justin-Siena Napa, CA F 12 Sydney Raggio 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr St. Ignatius San Bruno, CA F 13 Tyra Moe 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Punhou Honolulu, HI G 14 Jordyn Boesel 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Okanogan Okanogan, WA G 20 Katie Rathbun 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Carondelet Concord, CA G 21 Sam Simons 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr UC Senior Secondary Adelaide, Australia G 23 Emily Codding 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Santa Rosa Santa Rosa, CA G 24 Brianna Simonich 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Carondelet Danville, CA F 25 Megan McKay 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr St. Mary's Anglican Katanning, Australia C 33 Claire Ferguson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS Jr St. Thomas Aquinas TCU Olathe, KS	Head coach Paul Thomas (Wayne State College) Assistant coach(es) Allyson Fasnacht (Liberty) Lisa O'Meara (St. Mary's) Danielle Mauldin (St. Mary's) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 9, 2018* 6:30 pm		Wyoming	W 90–84	1–0	McKeon Pavilion (482) Moraga, CA
Nov 11, 2018* 1:00 pm		at Washington State	W 70–64	2–0	Beasley Coliseum (397) Pullman, WA
Nov 17, 2018* 6:00 pm		at No. 8 Oregon State	L 56–89	2–1	Gill Coliseum (4,329) Corvallis, OR
Nov 23, 2018* 2:00 pm		Milwaukee Saint Mary's Thanksgiving Classic	W 73–71	3–1	McKeon Pavilion (418) Moraga, CA
Nov 24, 2018* 2:00 pm		No. 3 Oregon Saint Mary's Thanksgiving Classic	L 55–79	3–2	McKeon Pavilion (963) Moraga, CA
Nov 29, 2018* 12:00 pm		at UC Santa Barbara	W 80–55	4–2	The Thunderdome (682) Santa Barbara, CA
Dec 1, 2018* 2:00 pm		at Cal Poly	W 69–51	5–2	Mott Athletics Center (575) San Luis Obispo, CA
Dec 8, 2018* 2:00 pm		No. 13 California	L 78–81 ^OT	5–3	McKeon Pavilion (763) Moraga, CA
Dec 17, 2018* 6:00 pm		at UC Davis	L 74–76	5–4	The Pavilion (414) Davis, CA
Dec 21, 2018* 1:00 pm		vs. Texas State Tulane Classic semifinals	W 89–62	6–4	Devlin Fieldhouse (768) New Orleans, LA
Dec 22, 2018* 12:00 pm		vs. Old Dominion Tulane Classic championship	W 83–65	7–4	Devlin Fieldhouse  New Orleans, LA
WCC regular season
Dec 31, 2018 5:00 pm		at Pacific	L 67–76	7–5 (0–1)	Alex G. Spanos Center (483) Stockton, CA
Jan 3, 2019 6:00 pm		at No. 17 Gonzaga	L 62–74	7–6 (0–2)	McCarthey Athletic Center (5,861) Spokane, WA
Jan 5, 2019 2:00 pm		at Portland	W 89–81	8–6 (1–2)	Chiles Center (304) Portland, OR
Jan 10, 2019 6:30 pm		San Diego	W 74–60	9–6 (2–2)	McKeon Pavilion (416) Moraga, CA
Jan 12, 2019 2:00 pm		BYU	L 73–74	9–7 (2–3)	McKeon Pavilion (531) Moraga, CA
Jan 17, 2019 7:00 pm		at San Francisco	W 80–65	10–7 (3–3)	War Memorial Gymnasium (249) San Francisco, CA
Jan 19, 2019 2:00 pm		at Santa Clara	W 83–59	11–7 (4–3)	Leavey Center (384) Santa Clara, CA
Jan 24, 2019 6:30 pm		Pepperdine	W 79–68	12–7 (5–3)	McKeon Pavilion (268) Moraga, CA
Jan 26, 2019 2:00 pm		Loyola Marymount	W 86–62	13–7 (6–3)	McKeon Pavilion (509) Moraga, CA
Jan 31, 2019 6:30 pm		Portland	W 113–85	14–7 (7–3)	McKeon Pavilion (232) Moraga, CA
Feb 2, 2019 6:00 pm		No. 15 Gonzaga	L 52–66	14–8 (7–4)	McKeon Pavilion (480) Moraga, CA
Feb 7, 2019 10:00 am		at BYU	W 78–75	15–8 (8–4)	Marriott Center (3,981) Provo, UT
Feb 9, 2019 2:00 pm		at San Diego	W 80–49	16–8 (9–4)	Jenny Craig Pavilion (351) San Diego, CA
Feb 14, 2019 6:30 pm		Santa Clara	W 81–68	17–8 (10–4)	McKeon Pavilion (265) Moraga, CA
Feb 16, 2019 1:00 pm		San Francisco	W 88–63	18–8 (11–4)	McKeon Pavilion (375) Moraga, CA
Feb 21, 2019 7:00 pm		at Loyola Marymount	L 56–69	18–9 (11–5)	Gersten Pavilion (205) Los Angeles, CA
Feb 23, 2019 2:00 pm		at Pepperdine	L 72–77	18–10 (11–6)	Firestone Fieldhouse (335) Malibu, CA
Mar 1, 2019 7:00 pm		Pacific	W 75–62	19–10 (12–6)	McKeon Pavilion (549) Moraga, CA
WCC Women's Tournament
Mar 9, 2019 1:00 pm, BYUtv	(4)	vs. (5) Loyola Marymount Quarterfinals	W 70–38	20–10	Orleans Arena (5,339) Paradise, NV
Mar 9, 2019 12:00 pm, BYUtv	(4)	vs. (1) No. 12 Gonzaga Semifinals	L 77–78 ^2OT	20–11	Orleans Arena (5,511) Paradise, NV
WNIT
Mar 22, 2019* 7:00 pm		Hawaii First Round	W 67–43	21–11	McKeon Pavilion (444) Moraga, CA
Mar 24, 2019* 5:00 pm		Pepperdine Second Round	L 61–65	21–12	McKeon Pavilion (325) Moraga, CA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

See also

• 2018–19 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball team

References

1. "Saint Mary's College Official Athletic Site :: Women's Basketball". SMCGaels.com.